David Ryall
Acting
David John Ryall (January 5, 1935 – December 25, 2014) was an English stage, film and television character actor. He had leading roles in Lytton's Diary and Goodnight Sweetheart, as well as memorable roles in Dennis Potter's The Singing Detective and Andrew Davies's adaptation of To Play the King. He also portrayed Billy Buzzle in the ITV sitcom Bless Me, Father and Frank in the BBC sitcom Outnumbered.
Known for
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movieMr. Turner
2014
Footman
movieAutomata
2014
Dominic Hawk
movieThe Tractate Middoth
2013
Dr Thomas Rant
tvThe Village
2013
Old Bert Middleton
movieQuartet
2012
Harry
tvCall the Midwife
2012
Tommy Mills
movieThe Broken Santa
2011
Frank Morrison
movieHysteria
2011
Judge
movieThe Robbers
2009
Frank Morrison
tvCrooked House
2008
Mr Paget
movieCity of Ember
2008
Chief Builder
tvOutnumbered
2007
Granddad
tvLewis
2007
Mr. Cooper
tvLe Grand Charles
2006
Winston Churchill
movieAround the World in 80 Days
2004
Lord Salisbury
tvNew Tricks
2004
Jasper Urquhart
movieByron
2003
Sir Ralph Milbanke
movieBlackball
2003
Giles Wilton
tvState of Play
2003
Bob Coutts
movieLucky Jim
2003
Stanley
tvByron
2003
Sir Ralph Milbanke
movieTwo Men Went To War
2002
Winston Churchill
tvFoyle's War
2002
Dr. Henderson
movieUnconditional Love
2002
Funeral Director
movieBertie and Elizabeth
2002
Winston Churchill
movieThe Cicerones
2002
Figure in Pulpit
tvIn Deep
2001
Denver
tvOliver Twist
1999
Mr. Fang, magistrate
movieMad Cows
1999
Man outside Harrods
tvIn the Red
1998
Max Parker
tvPlotlands
1997
Harry Crowley
tvMidsomer Murders
1997
Bob Moss
movieRestoration
1995
Lord Bathurst
tvThe Final Cut
1995
Sir Bruce Bullerby
tvJake's Progress
1995
Alex Halliwell
movieCarrington
1995
Mayor
movieMrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
1995
Dr Simmonds
tvHamish Macbeth
1995
Paul Jeffreys
movieMilner
1994
Dave Stiles
movieFatherland
1994
Administrator Kruger
movieGiorgino
1994
Professor Beaumont
movieBlack Beauty
1994
Carriagemaker
tvPie in the Sky
1994
Jack Bolland
tvTo Play the King
1993
Sir Bruce Bullerby
tvGoodnight Sweetheart
1993
Eric Elward
movieJustice
1993
englischer Minister
tvPeak Practice
1993
Ben Jones
movieShuttlecock
1993
Pound
tvWitchcraft
1992
Oxford Librarian
tvA Touch of Frost
1992
Edward Cull
tvThe Borrowers
1992
Crampfurl
tvAnglo Saxon Attitudes
1992
Frank Rammage
movieRevolver
1992
Aldo Testi
tvHeartbeat
1992
Howard Dufton
movieOne Against the Wind
1991
Dumont, Mary's Lawyer
tvPrime Suspect
1991
Oscar Bream
tvFor the Greater Good
1991
Jack Brooke
movieThe Russia House
1990
Colonial Type
movieWho Bombed Birmingham?
1990
Dr. Frank Skuse
tvThe Chief
1990
Charlie Summers
movieThe Woman in Black
1989
Sweetman
tvThe Paradise Club
1989
Bishop Sykes
movieNineteen96
1989
Sir Cyril Llewellyn
movieWilt
1989
Rev. Froude
tvSouth of the Border
1988
Trevor Mitchell
tvThe River
1988
Colonel Danvers
tvJack the Ripper
1988
Bowyer
Starlings
1988
Mr James
tvThe Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
Pastor Kroll
tvInspector Morse
1987
Derek Whittaker
tvThe Singing Detective
1986
Mr Hall
tvCasualty
1986
Eddie Gash / Tom Harley / Dr. James Baker
tvLovejoy
1986
Sam Cavendish
tvLytton's Diary
1985
Norman
tvNumber 10
1983
Charles Fox
movieFords on Water
1983
Mister Jack
movieWalter
1982
Mr. Richards
movieDrake's Venture
1980
Sir Francis Wisingham
movieThe Elephant Man
1980
Man With Whores
movie'Tis Pity She's a Whore
1980
Richardetto
movieDreams of Leaving
1980
Drunk Journalist
tvMinder
1979
Ashley Brown
movieThe Knowledge
1979
Titanic Walters
tvBless Me Father
1978
Billy Buzzle
tvEnemy at the Door
1978
Capt. Tom Foster-Smythe / Captain Tom Foster-Smythe
tvBlake's 7
1978
Selman
movieBlack Joy
1977
Butcher
tvThe Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1976
Welton Ormsby
tvThe Legend of Robin Hood
1975
Abbot of Grantham
tvThe Pallisers
1974
Sextus Parker
tvCrown Court
1972
Magnus Benjamin
movieMuch Ado About Nothing
1967
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